Burning up broadway is a 1928 american silent drama film, directed by phil rosen. The shadow returns 1946 movie the shadow wiki fandom. Gilda is a 1946 american film noir directed by charles vidor and starring rita hayworth in her signature role and glenn ford as a young thug. You would have expected more films in the series as well as better films but this is not the casethey are often pretty limp mystery stories. At 2160p, uhd bd provides 4x the image resolution as conventional 1080p bluray. A film noir bad copgood cop violent crime drama starring edmund obrien and john agar. Over the years, six motion pictures were made featuring the exploits of the shadow. This first of three films from poverty rows monogram pictures corporation finds lamont cranston kane richmondaka the shadowtaking on a case involving stolen jewels and a secret formula for plastics. Sherlock holmes the hound of the baskervilles see more. The complete series on dvd from timeless media group.
Comedy crime mystery movie the shadow returns 1946 youtube. The shadow strikes the cloaked hero, lamont cranston aka the shadow, goes after a group of murderous racketeers 1937. Monogram made three shadow films with kane richmond. International crime 1938 was the second of a pair of films from grand national pictures based on the popular shadow pulp magazines. The shadow returns 1946 the shadow kane richmond cracks a case of missing jewels, murder and plastics. The shadow returns is a 1946 american comedy crime film directed by phil rosen and starring kane richmond, barbara read and tom dugan. The character has appeared in many media, including comics beginning with a 1938 newspaper strip, three big little books as by maxwell grant, two 1950s television series, and several films. Shop by genre mystery and suspense on movies unlimited. The shadow a superhero crimefighter was created in the 1930s and popularized in movies in the columbia pictures 1940 serial, a trio of monogram pictures. The shadow returns 1946 directed by william beaudine, phil. More information can be found on imdb the source for this upload can be found elsewhere on archive. Reprinted here with original illustrations and features, as first published in 1934 and 1946.
This is the complete collection of the shadow films including the movie serial and the shadow tv pilot. Gibsons mysterious hero still knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. The shadow kane richmond cracks a case of missing jewels, murder and plastics. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eerie voice known as the shadow became so popular to listeners that detective story was soon renamed the shadow, and the narrator became the star of the oldtime mystery radio series, which ran until 1954. A crime fighter created in the 1930s and popularized in movies, pulp novels, and a radio show starring a young orson welles, the shadow came back to life in 1994 in this slick, wellcast production. Overview of the shadow returns, 1946, directed by phil rosen, with kane richmond, barbara reed, tom dugan, at turner classic movies. Those three episodes were combined to make a new motion picture, invisible avenger 1958 with richard derr. The annex to john grants a comprehensive encyclopedia of film noir. The shadow was a very popular character on the radio and in magazines yet the film versions of the character were, for the most part, a big failure.
Comedy crime mystery movie the shadow returns 1946. Richmonds shadow wore all black, including a trench coat, a widebrimmed fedora. Jerry goldsmiths score for the shadow is one of his longest. The shadow returns the return of the shadow 1946 full movie richmond kane. The shadow returns 1946 lowbudget motion picture studio monogram pictures produced a trio of quickie shadow bmovie features in 1946 starring kane richmond. The shadow strikes 1937, international crime 1938, the shadow 1940, the shadow returns 1946, invisible avenger 1958. Then in 1946 the king of the poverty row studios, monogram, produced three films. It stars helene costello, robert frazer, and sam hardy, and was released february 1928. The shadow returns the return of the shadow 1946 full. Before he can leave, a phone call summons the attorney to the home of delthern, a wealthy client. People are flying off of balconies and the shadow tries to make sense of it all. Heres a complete list of movies and shows available on 4k ultra hd bluray. Its rather odd that the shadow films werent all that good.
The best years of our lives won best picture at the academy awards. It features the pulp character the shadow, already a popular hero of novels and a radio show. The shadow returns 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cast, crew, and release date information for the 1946 movie history narrated movies serials the shadow strikes international crime the shadow returns behind the mask the missing lady the invisible avenger the shadow new shadow movie television. With kane richmond, barbara read, tom dugan, joseph crehan. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the.
Mar 09, 2017 this is the second in a series of three b shadow movies produced by monogram pictures in 1946, staring kane richmond as lamont cranston and barbra reed as margot lane. This is a stagy film with a group of idiosyncratic characters, roaming around a boarding house. If your looking for the radio shadow, which was among the best theatre of the mind programs on radio, this aint it either. The film is known for cinematographer rudolph mates lush photography, costume designer jean louiss wardrobe for hayworth particularly for the dance numbers, and choreographer jack coles staging of put the blame on mame and amado mio, sung by. The shadow returns, behind the mask and the missing lady. I suspect its because at least two copies of the film were spliced together due to a damaged section in one of them. A relentless foe from the shadows past returns for a duel to the death. If your looking for the street and smith shadow this aint him. The shadow returns 1946 lowbudget motion picture studio monogram. Rats abandon ship when a fogenshrouded steamship delivers a deadly cargo. Sherlock holmes basil rathbone playlist you can not go past the classics and this is an awesome playlist i put together of the entire sherlock holmes basil rathbone film series. Lamont cranston assumes his secret identity as the shadow, to break up an attempted robbery at an attorneys office. It was the first in a series of three films released by monogram in 1946 starring richmond in the role.
Shadowrun returns dlc out late october developer harebrained schemes prototyping gameplay and mission ideas for berlin campaign. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1946. This one isnt as nifty as the serial but it is a big step above the. The original film version of agatha christies classic thriller finds 10 strangers being summoned to a remote island by an. Then in 1946 the king of the poverty row studios, monogram, produced three films with the shadow starring kane richmond who seems to have spent his entire career in b films. The shadow returns 1946 approved 1h 1min comedy, crime, mystery 16 february 1946 usa people are literally flying off balconies to their deaths as lamont cranston, aka the shadow, tries to make sense out of a confusing jumble of murders, disappearances, jewels that arent. Cast, crew, and release date information for the 1946 movie history narrated movies serials the shadow strikes international crime the shadow returns behind the mask the missing lady the invisible avenger the shadow television. Two thrilling complete novels by gibson, writing as maxwell grant. A figure never seen, only heard, the shadow was an invincible crime fighter. People are literally flying off balconies to their deaths as lamont cranston, aka the shadow, tries to make sense out of a confusing jumble of murders, disappearances, jewels that arent jewels, hidden laboratories and secret formulas. The shadow returns manufactured on demand on movies unlimited.
The shadow is the name of a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels, and then in a wide variety of media. Pages in category the shadow films the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. As such, this premiere presentation of the complete score represents one of the most substantial restorations of a goldsmith soundtrack ever, illuminated by the fact that just 30 minutes of the full 85minute score appeared on the original 1994 soundtrack album. The shadow returns was thought to be an entertaining mystery and the disappearing gimmick considered handled with subtlety and inventiveness by director phil rosen. The shadow returns 1946 the missing lady 1946 behind the mask 1946 a shadow tv series was unsold and never aired. When the police search the scene, cranston must assume the identity of the. When the police search the scene, cranston must assume the identity of the attorney. The adventure in the shadow returns is not wholly coherent but involves what. Sep 14, 2014 the crimson ghost 1946 full movie all 12 chapters 1 atomic peril 2 thunderbolt 3 the fatal sacrifice 4 the laughing skull 5 flaming death 6 mystery of the mountain 7 electrocution 8 the. The film was followed by two sequels, behind the mask 1946 and the missing lady 1946, with kane richmond and barbara read reprising their roles.
Its title character has been featured on the radio, in a longrunning pulp magazine series, in american comic books, comic strips, television, serials, video games, and at least five feature films. The shadow returns 1946, behind the mask 1946, and the missing lady 1946, and republics the invisible avenger 1958, pulp magazines, and a radio show with orson welles. This is the second in a series of three b shadow movies produced by monogram pictures in 1946, staring kane richmond as lamont cranston and barbra reed as margot lane. In terms of mystery, the movie works better as a howdunnit than a.